diff --git a/libraries/guichan/guichan.SlackBuild b/libraries/guichan/guichan.SlackBuild
index 3007617b32..5f08f74a44 100644
--- a/libraries/guichan/guichan.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/guichan/guichan.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=guichan
-VERSION=0.8.2
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.8.2}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}